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CICS PA needs improved messages related to dictionary processing

CICS PA needs provide more robust and detailed informational messages related to why the default dictionary record is chosen.
about 9 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Multiple places for CodePage-Configuration in RDz

When configuring a new installation of RDz, you have to change the codepage for the host-connection three times (but only for non-us-codepages):1) In View "Remote Systems",right klick on connection, "Properties",choose "Host" on left side, Default...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Not under consideration

zUnit: PLI-Support for specifying an expected value for a return statement such as RETURN(Expression)

The zUnit test case editor does not allow specifying an expected value for a return statement like RETURN(Expression).
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

Add extensionpoints for test case project

We are using "IMS Transaction Test Case Project" as a tool to submit an IMS-transaction for debug. As today every developer needs to manually add testdata, What we suggest is an extensionpoint (i.e. MenuManager in IBM Developer for Z) that let us ...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

Using CICS DFHWBPW for normal password change

Our idea is to use CICS password change program DFHWBWB, which is normaly triggered when the passwort expires, also for the normal password change process.We tried it and it works in principle, when using any URL like http://serverurl/DFHWBPW. Wha...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

RDz9.1.1.1 - software analyzer for PLI should proceed with analysis even if there are syntax errors in the include files

We would like to have an enhanced software analyzer for PLI files, we need the analysis results to be produced even if there are errors with include files(copybooks) in the PLI source.We have already raised the below PMRs for enhancing the perform...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Option to check instruction-to-field mismatches

Looking for an option which when specified would have HLASM report instances where the instruction mismatched the data that it would operate on. Like "check that I am using instructions that match the data length of the field".
about 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 1 Not under consideration

Allow HOD variables to be used by macros.

Allow macros access to HOD variables such as SOEID(User Name), LU, IP Address, etc., so that macros could be written for group use rather than for an individual. HOD is aware of these values as they are forwarded up to License Manager.
over 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 3 Not under consideration

ICON TM RA implement auto affinity for IMS Sync Callout Response

The docs say, that the IMS Callout Response needs to be sent to the originating IMS. It is very difficult to ensure this with Dynamic VIPA and 4 shared queues Members.Customer requests, that HWSJAVA0 IMS Connect exit sends the originating Datastor...
about 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

Option to allow ARM registration at start of the JVM using JZOS Batch Launcher

The JZOS Batch Launcher has currently no automatic restart capability when JVM crashes, such a feature that could be very helpful for critical online application or web server like Tomcat. This could be implemented by adding an option that automat...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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